This is the third meeting of the season between the Ducks and Coyotes, which has seen each club win on home ice. These teams opened the regular season on Oct. 3 in Anaheim, a 2-1 Ducks victory. The Coyotes earned a 4-3 shootout victory in the second meeting of the season on Nov. 27 at Gila River Arena. Ryan Getzlaf leads active Ducks in career scoring vs. Arizona with 65 points (19g/46a) in 71 career games. Meanwhile, Jakob Silfverberg has four points (2g/2a) in three of his last four games at Gila River Arena.
The Coyotes enter tonight's game in second place in the Pacific Division with a 22-16-4 record (48 points), two points behind the Vegas Golden Knights. Though the Coyotes have gone just 9-10-1 on home ice, they've posted a 16-6-3 mark on the road. They've gone 4-6-0 in their last 10, and snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues at home on New Year's Eve.
Arizona has gone 14-3-1 when scoring a power-play goal this season, and is 16-3-1 when Carl Soderberg records a point. Nick Schmaltz leads the Coyotes in scoring this season with 32 points (7g/25a) in 42 games. The 23-year-old center leads the team in home scoring (15 points, 3g/12a) and his 10 assists since Dec. 8 are the fifth most in the NHL. Schmaltz was acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Brendan Perlini and Dylan Strome on Nov. 25, 2018.
